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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MANNING, of Chelmsford, in the county ofMiddlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented and produceda newcombination of matter, which I term a Combination-Cake; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof,ref'erence being bad to the accompanying specimens of ingredients,making a part of this specification. I

' This invention consists of pulverized prepared parched corn, groundorgrated cocoa-nuts, and-boiled molasses, sugar, or sirup.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its several parts, how prepared and compounded.

The corn is parched and ground to any degree of fineness desired, andthe coarser particles separated from the finer by sif'tinyLif' required.The cocoa-nut is either ground orgrated to the required finencss,and maybe used in this state, or pressed dry and sifted, then used.Thesweetening-properties, which may be either molas ses, sugar, orsirup, are suitably prepared by boiling to a proper consistency. Theseseveral ingredients, which are to form the combination-cake, being thusprepared, are compounded as follows: The sweetening-ingredients, whethermolasses, sugar, or sirup, the required quantity of which is put into avessel and heated to not less than 212 nor over 250 Fahrenheit. When inthis heated state, the required quantity of gratedor ground cocoanut isadded and thoroughly stirred with a proper instrument. By this operationthe cocoa-nut is cooked enough toprcvcnt the same from moulding orsouring. Then the required quantity of pulverized prepared parched cornis added, which is also thoroughly stirred, completely mixing theseseveral ingredients. This composition is then ready to be formed into acake, of any desired size, form, or shape.

My proportions for the above combination-cake are one part molasses,sugar, or sirup, one part of ground or grated cocoa-nut, and two partsof: pulverized prepared parched corn. This proportion may be varied tosuit the taste oi" the user.

What {claim as my invention and production, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

A new and improved combination-cake, as herein described, using for thatpurpose the aforesaid ingredients or composition of matter, or any othersubstantially the same, and which will produce the intended result.

WILLIAM MANNING.

Witnesses:

GILBERT A. A. Puvur, GEORGE E. Psvnv.

